Back on Track

Everyone returned to the Tendo house after the fight with Goro was over. Raj Kato came with them. Akane was treating Ranma's injuries and still listening to Raj.

"Alright," Soun was the first one to speak, "are you really the Grandmaster of the Abyss School of Archery Martial Arts?"

"I am," Raj replied, "I came all the way from China to track down Goro."

"Did you know what he was planning?" Genma asked.

"Not right away," Raj replied, "however, I used one of Goro's most trusted comrades to find out what he could. At first, it was to win the Archery Contest that was held here not to long ago."

"However," Nabiki interrupted, "my guess that it changed when Ranma beat him."

"Yes," Raj replied, "if he would have done the revenge correctly, I wouldn't have interfered at all."

"What do you mean?" Sho asked as he tended to his unconscious daughter.

"We see revenge as something serious," Raj replied, "however, we are sworn not to take it too far. He was endangering Akane to life threatening danger. That is unforgivable." The others were shocked about the revenge in his school, and a question came up.

"So are you going to try to continue a reasonable revenge against Ranma?" Ryoga asked curiously. Raj shook his head.

"No," he replied, "I think enough damage has been done to our school's reputation." Raj then reaches into his jacket and pulls out a check book. He writes a check for 100,000 Yen. He hands it to Sho.

"What's this for?" Sho asked curiously.

"The damages done to your school," Raj replied, "we owe you at least that much." Everyone was stunned of how kind this guy was.

Is he really the Grandmaster of the Abyss School of Archery Martial Arts? Ranma thought, he doesn't seem like it. Raj then stood up and headed for the door. At the door, he stopped and turned around.

"I don't know if we will ever see each other again," he said with a cold voice, "however, if we do, then I would like to have a match with you Sho." Raj then bowed and left the Tendo house hold. Akane had finished treating Ranma and Ina had finally come to.

"Ina," Sho said happily, "I'm so glad that you are alright."

"What happened?" she asked in confusion, "I'm aching all over." Everyone took their turn and told her what happened. "I see. Thanks everyone."

"Shampoo always help friend," Shampoo said happily. Everyone smiled. However, Ranma was now the center of attention.

"You are going to stay right?" Ryoga asked Ranma. Ranma nodded his head.

"Yeah," he replied, "I am. I have a lot to make up." He looked at Akane with a smile on his face. Akane simply blushed. "But, there is one thing that confuses me."

"What's that son?" Soun asked.

"How did that hot water end up there on the roof in December?" Ranma asked. Suddenly, Happosai hopped into the room with a large sack on his back.

"What a haul!" he shouted, "what a haul!" Happosai then stared at Ranma. "Well, it's good to see that my trap worked out for the best."

"You were the one to put that up there?" Ranma asked curiously.

"Yes," Happosai replied, "for awhile, I've suspected that you and Mia Tome were the same person. Mainly because of your breasts."

"What?" Ranma asked in confusion.

"You remember I've felt them before yes?" Happosai asked curiously, "well, Mia's and yours felt the exact same way."

"Only the Master would be able to tell something like that," Genma stated proudly.

"I'm not sure if that is a skill to be proud of," Mousse stated.

"So," Happosai continued, "I wanted to know for sure. So, I set up that trap that you fell for. I'm really glad that you tried to run that way. Any other way would have allowed you to escape."

"Were you also the one who told the others what hotel I was staying at?" Ranma asked curiously.

"Yes," Happosai replied, "I followed you after that dinner we had at Sho's school. That's when I started forming a plan to expose, or try to expose you for who you really were. Of course, there was a chance that Mia Tome was just a regular girl, but that was another clue that I had. Your name that you picked was like screaming that you were Ranma."

"I see," Kasumi stated, "Mia is the last two letters of Ranma with an 'I' inserted between them."

"And Tome is Saotome without the s,a,o at the beginning," Nabiki stated.

"I knew it wasn't clever," Ranma stated, "but it was the best I could do." Everyone laughed.

"Ranma's lack of creativity was his downfall," Genma laughed.

"Watch it old man," Ranma said angrily.

"Come on Ranma," Ryoga stated, "we are laughing with you, not at you." Ranma smiled.

"I know," he replied, "just a little tired is all."

"Then maybe you should go get some rest," Akane suggested.

"You do that," Happosai agreed, "while you do that, I'm going off to work." He then jump outside and out of sight.

"He'll never change," Ranma sighed as he stood up, "well, I'm going to bed. Night."

"Good night," everyone said in unison. Ranma left the room to go up stairs and Akane was smiling the entire time.

"Someone's happy to have their fiance back," Nabiki stated. Akane nodded her head. No getting angry, no throwing things or smashing stuff, just a simple nod.

"I am," she replied. However, she started crying.

"Akane," Ukyo said in shock.

"I know," Akane replied, "I know that I'm crying. But I'm just so happy. So happy that words can't express them." Soun walked over to his crying daughter and hugged her.

******

Everyone had gone to bed but Genma. He was staring at the stars in peace.

At long last, Genma thought, he has returned and everything has been settled. All they need to do now is to marry each other and continue the Anything Goes School of Martial Arts. But maybe they should finish school first. Genma looked at the stars and sipped his tea. Suddenly, something fell from the roof. Genma quickly went over to check it out and found Happosai and he looked like he had a rough fight.

"Master!" Genma shouted. Happosai looked at Genma.

"Ran. . .ma," was all Happosai could get out before passing out. Genma's eyes widened. He quickly ran up to Ranma's room and opened it. The window was open and their looked like there was a struggle.

"What the hell happened?" Genma asked loudly.

******

Goro was sitting in a dark room, waiting for Raj to return from an errand that he said he had to run. He also had a blind fold on so he couldn't tell where he was. However, Goro knew where he was.

Most likely I'm in the Japanese branch of Abyss School of Archery Martial Arts, he thought, what is taking the Grandmaster so long? Then, he heard some struggling and chains. Goro assumed that they had brought in someone else. Suddenly, a hard thud was heard and muffled grunting.

"Behave yourself," Raj's voice said firmly. Goro looked up as best he could, but the blind fold was completely blocking his view. Suddenly, it was ripped off and a single light shined on him. Goro squinted his eyes to get use to the light. After which, he saw Raj standing before him, towering over him like some sort of god.

"Grandmaster," Goro said in shock.

"You have disgraced our school," Raj stated, "I expected better from you. Revenge in our code doesn't mean to kill or involve outside spectators. You are suppose to focus it on the one you are trying to get revenge on."

"I know," Goro replied.

"You don't know," Raj spat at Goro, "or else you would HAVE followed out code."

"But," Goro argued, "I had to use bait to lure him out."

"YOU FOOL!" Raj shouted, "a simple letter of challenge would have been enough." Raj walked into the darkness that surrounded Goro. "I had to give them 100,000 yen for the damages that you caused. A little TOO expensive for revenge. And one that you failed at as well." Goro lowered his head.

"I beg for your forgiveness Grandmaster," Goro pleaded.

"I suppose since you are the Dark Bow of the school," Raj stated, "I can forgive you. But you are losing your Dark Bow status and will start training anew. Is that clear?"

"Yes Grandmaster," Goro replied.

"Good," Raj said as he clapped his hands and the lights came on. What Goro saw at the other end of the room was none other than Ranma Saotome restrained to the wall. He was only wearing some under wear and bandages, had a blindfold over his eyes, and was gagged.

"Grandmaster?" Goro asked in shock.

"I'll show you the true way of getting revenge," Raj replied as he cracked his knuckles. He walked over to the restrained Ranma and punched him at his injured shoulder. Ranma grunted loudly in pain. Raj then continued to beat the crap out of Ranma, saving his hardest hits for the injured shoulder.

Raj seems to have good intentions until he kidnaps Ranma.

Will the others think that he had run away again?

Or

Will they piece together that he has been kidnapped?

Find out in the next chapter of. . . .

Ranma ½

Tragic Love

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